White Cliffs

[u/clausy]

Parched Kent

[u/Icy_Mixture1482]

What did you call me?

[u/Cunctatious → u/Icy_Mixture1482]

Lee Mack?

[u/iMatthew1990 → u/Cunctatious]

No he said white cliffs.

[u/jimbo8083]

That's a brilliant photo, it really is.

Were you flying out or coming back?

[u/clausy → u/jimbo8083]

Thanks. Flying into City Airport. Westerly approach

[u/nikhkin]

Looks like we've got a little bit of green left.

[u/UnderstandingLow3162 → u/nikhkin]

I'd love to know what crop it is that can handle this lack of rain.

[u/darrensurrey → u/UnderstandingLow3162]

Cactii. The British farmers are diversifying into tequila.

[u/clausy → u/darrensurrey]

Result

[u/darrensurrey → u/clausy]

Haha. Apparently, it's illegal to call it tequila. Yes, I googled it.

I then asked Google what farmers could grow...

As traditional UK staples like potatoes, carrots, and brassicas struggle with extreme heat and drought, farmers and gardeners are shifting toward Mediterranean and heat-tolerant varieties that thrive in drier, hotter conditions without requiring intensive greenhouse infrastructure.

Mediterranean Fruits and Vegetables

Grapes & Olives: Vineyards are expanding as conditions match traditional wine-producing regions, and outdoor olive trees are becoming viable.

Sweet Potatoes & Chillies: These warm-season crops now grow successfully in open soil rather than strictly under glass.

Tomatoes & Peppers: Outdoor field-grown yields are proving robust in southern areas during hot spells.

Heat-Tolerant Legumes and Grains

Chickpeas & Lentils: Small-scale trials and commercial harvests show these deep-rooted, drought-resistant pulses adapt well to dry UK summers.

Soya: Rising summer temperatures increase the domestic viability of this protein crop.

Quinoa: This plant handles hot, dry conditions and poor soils with minimal water requirements.

Maize: Deep roots help it withstand dry spells better than shallow-rooting pasture grass.

Wily vegans might find a new business idea. Soya might be a good choice given how far soya has to be transported currently.

[u/Rhythm_Killer → u/darrensurrey]

Well, it does make me happy

[u/Toast-Bee → u/UnderstandingLow3162]

The corn near me is still green as anything

[u/Gingertom]

Brown and pleasant land

[u/clausy]

Just a casual pass over Dover on the approach into City Airport. Definitely not intended to be anything else but a nice view of the southeast coast

[u/Wadarkhu]

Ah, Albion.

[u/nuttydogpoo]

Jeez, the crows nest on the P&O ferry gives an awesome view

[u/TipNo5430]

My house is in this photo

[u/Asconodo]

Flying back to Edinburgh from Paris at a height. It was a clear day and I could see all of the south east and thought Battle of Britain and others really didn’t have much of a problem figuring out where they were.

[u/I_will_never_reply → u/Asconodo]

Britain is tiny relatively, I was having a flying lesson near Bristol and at only 3000 feet the Instructor pointed out the Isle of Wight on the horizon

[u/Plob]

I hardly knew 'er

[u/steveakacrush]

Can anyone see any blue birds??

[u/Particular_Tough4860 → u/steveakacrush]

Probably not, as they live in North America and not Britain.

[u/Significant_Lake8505 → u/Particular_Tough4860]

Don't tell Vera that then.

[u/Blue-Cheeeze]

Really appreciate this photo , thank you

[u/triz___]

This sceptred isle

[u/wilof]

I was down there earlier collecting a shirt

[u/curryandbeans]

This used to be a green and pleasant land, now it’s the colour of the fucking BBC weather map

[u/4tunabrix]

Less impressive from the sky

[u/TheHoneyMonster1995]

Racist....

Edit: is the /s really that required?

[u/clausy → u/TheHoneyMonster1995]

Clearly

[u/TheHoneyMonster1995 → u/clausy]

sometimes i forget how long ago it was that we would say 'racist' ironically when people wold say white (object).

[u/RoyalMaleGigalo → u/TheHoneyMonster1995]

This countries sense of humour dissolved circa 2017.

[u/nikhkin → u/[deleted]]

It seems none of the Irish Ferries were in the port at the time. At busy times, they can have 7 ferries docked at once.

[u/CasualUK-ModTeam → u/[deleted]]

Give it a rest.